Saturday, June 1, 2013

Restraint and Seclusion: Hear Our Stories

Welcome to FLORIDA Families Against Restraint and Seclusion

Welcome to FLORIDA Families Against Restraint and Seclusion. If you've clicked on this blog, most likely it's because you or someone you love has experienced the overuse or unnecesary use of restraint and seclusion in public schools. If that's the case, we're glad you've found us, but are sorry you've had need to. We're here to provide guidance and support to those who need it. For everyone else, we wish to inform you that restraint and seclusion are very real and could happen to anyone's children. Every day children with disabilities are restrained or put in seclusion against their will with no parental notification for "noncompliance" and "behavior issues."Children with Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorders are at risk the most.

HELP STOP RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION IN OUR FLORIDA SCHOOLS!

Please Sign the petition below to BAN deadly prone restraintssign the Petitionto ban the use of deadly face-down prone restraints. This form of restraint has killed children in public schools and residential treatment settings. There are safe, alternative approaches.

The Welfare of Children Act (HB 7173) amended the definition of "other person responsible for the child's welfare" to include school personnel, thus making it mandatory to report suspected abuse by school personnel.

We believe that evidence based positive behavior interventions, such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) when used properly, help to prevent the mis-use and over use of restraint and seclusion on children with autism and autism spectrum disorders.